School of Architecture and Built Environment

Research Areas

The Research Areas page is for potential PhD Candidates, collaborators and partners to be able to easily find academics in specific areas of research within the School of Architecture and Built Environment.

DISCIPLINES	ACADEMICS
Architecture	Anna Tweeddale, Barry Wiliams, Beck Boyle, Chris Tucker, D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Irene Perez Lopez, James Pedersen, Liz Cameron, Maria Cano Dominguez, Nicholas Foulcher, Sam Spurr , Sarah Breen Lovett, Shellie Smith, Timothy Burke
Construction Management	Buddhini Ginigaddara Appuhamilage, Cameron Beard, Fredelino Lijauco, Graham Brewer , Helen Giggins, Iftekhar Ahmed, Jessica Siva, Josephine Vaughan, Kim Maund, Marcus Jefferies, Nathan West, Patrick Tang , Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Tanvi Newaz, Temitope Egbelakin, Thayaparan Gajendran , Thomas Johnson
Disaster Resilience & Recovery	Graham Brewer, Helen Giggins, Hugo Moline, Iftekhar Ahmed, Kim Maund, Maggie Tang, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Temitope Egbelakin, Thayaparan Gajendran, Thomas Johnson

DECOLONISATION & SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION	ACADEMICS
Cultural Sovereignty	Barry Wiliams, Hugo Moline, Iftekhar Ahmed, Irene Perez Lopez, Jessica Siva, Josephine Vaughan, Liz Cameron, Maggie Tang, Nathan West, Sam Spurr, Shellie Smith, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Thayaparan Gajendran
Decolonisation	Beck Boyle, D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Irene Perez Lopez, Sam Spurr, Sarah Breen Lovett, Shellie Smith
Indigenous Knowings & Country Led Practice	Barry Wiliams, Liz Cameron, Nathan West, Shellie Smith
Gender Equity & Intersectionality	D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Helen Giggins, Jessica Siva, Kim Maund, Maggie Tang, Maria Cano Dominguez, Shellie Smith, Tanvi Newaz, Temitope Egbelakin, Thomas Johnson
History & Theory	D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Hugo Moline, Irene Perez Lopez, Maria Cano Dominguez, Sam Spurr, Sarah Breen Lovett, Shellie Smith
Socio-Cultural Practices	Beck Boyle, D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Hugo Moline, Iftekhar Ahmed, Jessica Siva, Josephine Vaughan, Liz Cameron, Maggie Tang, Nathan West, Sam Spurr, Sarah Breen Lovett, Shellie Smith, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Thayaparan Gajendran, Thomas Johnson

SUSTAINABILE & REGENERATIVE RESEARCH	ACADEMICS
Environment & Sustainability	Anna Tweeddale, Beck Boyle, Buddhini Ginigaddara Appuhamilage, Cameron Beard, Hugo Moline, Iftekhar Ahmed, Irene Perez Lopez, James Pedersen, Jessica Siva, Josephine Vaughan, Liz Cameron, Maggie Tang, Maria Cano Dominguez, Nathan West, Patrick Tang, Sam Spurr, Sarah Breen Lovett, Shellie Smith, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Tanvi Newaz, Thayaparan Gajendran, Thomas Johnson
Climate Change Adaption	Beck Boyle, Helen Giggins, Iftekhar Ahmed, Irene Perez Lopez, Kim Maund, Maggie Tang, Maria Cano Dominguez, Patrick Tang, Sam Spurr, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Temitope Egbelakin, Thomas Johnson
Sustainable Materials & Systems	Anna Tweeddale, Hugo Moline, James Pedersen, Josephine Vaughan, Patrick Tang, Sarah Breen Lovett, Sittimont Kanjanabootra

CREATIVE RESEARCH & PRACTICES	ACADEMICS
Creative Practice Research	Anna Tweeddale, Chris Tucker, D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Hugo Moline, Irene Perez Lopez, Jessica Siva, Liz Cameron, Maria Cano Dominguez, Sam Spurr, Sarah Breen Lovett, Shellie Smith, Timothy Burke
Participatory Design	Beck Boyle, D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Hugo Moline, Iftekhar Ahmed, Irene Perez Lopez, Shellie Smith
Pedagogy	Beck Boyle, Fredelino Lijauco, Maria Cano Dominguez, Shellie Smith
Speculative Design	Beck Boyle, Hugo Moline, Irene Perez Lopez, Maria Cano Dominguez, Sam Spurr, Timothy Burke
Visualisation Methods	D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Liz Cameron, Maggie Tang, Maria Cano Dominguez, Shellie Smith, Timothy Burke

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & TRANSFORMATION	ACADEMICS
Industry Focused Research	Beck Boyle, Cameron Beard, Graham Brewer, James Pedersen, Jessica Siva, Josephine Vaughan, Kim Maund, Maggie Tang, Patrick Tang, Sarah Breen Lovett, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Tanvi Newaz, Temitope Egbelakin, Thayaparan Gajendran
Housing	Beck Boyle, D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Hugo Moline, Iftekhar Ahmed, Maggie Tang, Maria Cano Dominguez, Patrick Tang, Sarah Breen Lovett, Sittimont Kanjanabootra
Practice Improvement	Buddhini Ginigaddara Appuhamilage, Cameron Beard, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Thayaparan Gajendran
Policy & Regulation	Jessica Siva, Kim Maund, Marcus Jefferies, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Temitope Egbelakin
Safety & Wellbeing	Buddhini Ginigaddara Appuhamilage, Maggie Tang, Marcus Jefferies, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Tanvi Newaz
Technology, Automation & AI	Buddhini Ginigaddara Appuhamilage, Fredelino Lijauco, Maggie Tang, Nicholas Foulcher, Patrick Tang, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Tanvi Newaz, Temitope Egbelakin, Thayaparan Gajendran
Urban Environments	D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé, Hugo Moline, Iftekhar Ahmed, Irene Perez Lopez, Kim Maund, Sam Spurr
Workforce Development	Buddhini Ginigaddara Appuhamilage, Fredelino Lijauco, Maggie Tang, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Tanvi Newaz, Temitope Egbelakin

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